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College of Engineering
Department of ECE and CpE
Navigational Aids [ECTE002]
GREAT CIRCLE CALCULATIONS
Great Circle Distance
1. Haversine Formula
lat
+ cos lat1 cos lat 2
2
c = 2atan2 a, 1 a
a = sin2
d = Rc
sin2
long
2
cos
lat1 + lat 2
2
Bearing
= atan2 sin long cos lat 2 , cos lat1 sin lat 2 sin lat1 cos lat 2 cos long
Midpoint
Bx = cos lat 2 (cos long)
By = cos lat 2 (sin long)
lat m = atan2 sin lat1 + sin lat 2 ,
cos lat1 + Bx
+ By2
tan + lat 2
4
= ln
tan 4 + lat1
lat
q=
(cos lat for EW line)
d = R lat 2 + q2 long 2
Bearing
= atan2(long, )
Midpoint
lat1 + lat 2
lat m =
2
lat1
f1 = tan +
4
2
lat 2
f2 = tan +
4
2
lat m
fm = tan +
4
2
long 2 long1 ln fm + long1 ln f2 long 2 ln f1
long m =
f
ln 2
f1